Monthly Burn
Produce one canonical monthly burn markdown that rolls up AI, infra, payments, and domain costs so a solo builder sees real cash out the door.
Overview
Monthly Burn is a MCP server for the Operate phase that aggregates vendor spend into a dated monthly burn markdown with automated and manual rows labeled.
What is this MCP server?
- Aggregates burn across Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Cloudflare, Stripe fees, GitHub Actions, and domains
- Reads from MCP servers when available with manual env-var or file fallbacks
- Writes data/finance/burn/<YYYY-MM>.md as the canonical monthly statement
- Flags manual-entry rows so automated vs hand-updated costs stay visible
- Accountant-agent owned skill in DailyAI federation (MIT)
- 6+ spend categories: Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Cloudflare, Stripe fees, GitHub Actions, domains
- Output path pattern: data/finance/burn/<YYYY-MM>.md
What problem does it solve?
Solo builders lose track of real monthly cash burn when costs sit across AI APIs, hosting, Stripe, CI, and domains with no single statement.
Who is it for?
Operators running DailyAI-style agent stacks who want a repeatable monthly burn file without building a full accounting integration first.
Skip if: Builders who need real-time P&L, tax reporting, or multi-entity GAAP books inside the agent.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get data/finance/burn/<YYYY-MM>.md each month with flagged manual lines so you know what is automated and what still needs updating.
- Canonical data/finance/burn/<YYYY-MM>.md monthly burn statement
- Per-row automation vs manual flags for Cooper review
Recommended MCP Servers
Journey fit
Operate is the right shelf because burn aggregation is ongoing production finance hygiene after you are already paying vendors. Monitoring fits a recurring burn statement that flags which line items are automated versus still manual.
How it compares
MCP finance rollup to markdown, not a spreadsheet app or Stripe dashboard replacement.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is monthly-burn for?
Solo SaaS and agent operators who pay Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Cloudflare, Stripe, GitHub Actions, and domains and want one monthly burn document.
When should I use monthly-burn?
Run it at month close or on a schedule when you need an authoritative burn snapshot and visibility into which cost lines are still manual.
How do I add monthly-burn to my agent?
Add the io.github.dailyaiagents-cpu/monthly-burn MCP server from skills/monthly-burn and wire vendor MCP sources or env/file fallbacks before invoking the monthly aggregation.